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Old Testament Timeline:
Minor Prophets of the Old Testament
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Date (B.C.) |
Prophet |
Meaning of Prophet's Name |
Theme of Book in the Bible |
Gave Prophecies To/About |
Major Sins Addressed |
840 - 830 |
Obadiah |
Worshipper of YHVH |
Day of the Lord; Destruction of Edom; Israel's restoration |
Against Edom |
Edom had continual violence toward Jacob. Edom cheered when Judah taken captive. |
830 - 750 |
Joel |
YHVH is God |
The Day of the Lord |
Israel, Northern Kingdom |
Adultery, drunkenness, idolatry, licentiousness. |
780 - 740 |
Jonah |
Dove |
Sign of Commitment; Type of Jesus Christ; God's mercy to repentant |
Nineveh, with implications to all peoples |
Cruelty of the Assyrians |
765 - 725 |
Hosea |
Salvation |
Salvation |
Israel, Northern Kingdom |
Adultery, drunkenness, idolatry, licentiousness. |
760 |
Amos |
Burden Bearer |
The Day of the Lord; The Eternal will roar |
Israel, Judah and Benjamin.
All Nations. |
Oppression of the poor; Sexual Immorality; Wanton Luxury; Corruption of law & men |
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Date (B.C.) |
Prophet |
Meaning of
Prophet's Name |
Theme of Book
in the Bible |
Gave Prophecies
To and About |
Major Sins Addressed |
740 - 700 |
Micah |
Who is like YHVH? |
The Eternal is just Judge |
Samaria, Jerusalem and then the whole earth |
Lack of justice in the land, injustice, oppression |
640 - 620 |
Nahum |
Consolation |
Judgement on Nineveh; Comfort to Israel |
Assyrians, primarily the city of Nineveh |
Cruelty of the Assyrians, overstepped boundaries |
640 - 609 |
Zephaniah |
Hidden by YHVH |
God's indignation on the earth; Who may be hidden?; Israel repents, God saves them |
Judah, Jerusalem, all Israel and all peoples, warning them of the Day of the Lord |
Spiritual fornication |
608 - 605 |
Habakkuk |
Embrace |
God Embraces Judah through destroying the Chaldeans |
Babylon with implications for all peoples |
Aggression/plunder; Greed/self-assertion; Graft/violence in building; Inhumanity; Idolatry |
520 |
Haggai |
Festival |
The restoration Temple points to the Church |
Zerubbabel, Joshua and the returned remnant |
Neglect in building God's House. Procastrination. |
520 - 480 |
Zechariah |
Remembered by YHVH |
The coming of God's Kingdom preceded by building of Temple |
Zerubbabel, Joshua and the returned remnant |
Joshua had filthy garments. Lack of Judgment, mercy & peace. Living in evil ways. |
420 - 400 |
Malachi |
My Messenger |
Be prepared for the messenger that is to come. (Elijah) |
Israel (12 tribes) and Israel of God today (Church) |
Priests neglecting duties. People chided for divorce, adultery, robbing God and criticizing. |
Finding the Minor Prophets in the Bible
Order of Books in the Old Testament
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges,
Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles,
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes,
Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel,
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum,
Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
Compiled by: Bernie Monsalvo |
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